Unsurprisingly, an overwhelming majority of Republicans, 91 percent, feel that Obama made the country worse. More striking, however, is that one in five Democrats, 20 percent, feel the same way. Some of those may be conservative Democrats, but the poll also shows 12 percent of liberals believe Obama made the country worse.

Respondents who were neither Democrat nor Republican, which were 31 percent of the sample, fell between the two partisan groups: Fifty-six percent said that Obama made the country worse while 31 percent say he made the country better.

A strong majority said that the choice between Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, is "very important" (77 percent) or "somewhat important" (12 percent). A plurality, 47 percent, also said they are paying more attention to the presidential election this year than they were in 2008.

When asked if Romney would significantly change America, half (50 percent) answered "yes." The poll did not ask, however, if they thought he would change it for better or worse.